Monilinia fructicola(MONIFC)
Distribution details in Zimbabwe
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, invalid record
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest records invalid (2023-03)
From CABI Disease map 050 (1999): Present, no details
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest records invalid (2023-03)
From CABI Disease map 050 (1999): Present, no details
Official surveys conducted in 2019 in fruit growing areas confirmed the absence of the fungus. The NPPO of Zimbabwe considers that earlier records as invalid.
* IAPSC (1985) Monilinia fructicola. Distribution map of major crop pests and diseases in Africa n°306. IAPSC, Yaoundé (CM).
* Mabika M, Mapope N, Chinheya CC, Ngadze E, Carstens E (2022) Monilinia fructicola is not the causal agent of stone fruit rot in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 39(4), 299-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2022.2104945
* NPPO of Zimbabwe via CABI (2023-03).
------- Earlier pests records are invalid. Absence has been confirmed by surveys.
* Rothwell A (1981) Zimbabwe Agricultural Journal 78(3), 101-102.
------- First record in Zimbabwe, on nectarines, plums and peaches. Thought to have been introduced from South Africa on planting material.
* Mabika M, Mapope N, Chinheya CC, Ngadze E, Carstens E (2022) Monilinia fructicola is not the causal agent of stone fruit rot in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 39(4), 299-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2022.2104945
* NPPO of Zimbabwe via CABI (2023-03).
------- Earlier pests records are invalid. Absence has been confirmed by surveys.
* Rothwell A (1981) Zimbabwe Agricultural Journal 78(3), 101-102.
------- First record in Zimbabwe, on nectarines, plums and peaches. Thought to have been introduced from South Africa on planting material.